Bronze Ling

Ling and Lei both have small mouths and big bellies, and sometimes they are not easily distinguishable from each other. Ling was developed from Lei, and gradually replaced it. Ling came into use in the late Western Zhou Dynasty and passed into oblivion in the Warring States Period.

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